Sunday, August 22, 2010

Bark: Texas Persimmon

Being in the shade, there is obviously plenty of native trees in the garden. One of my trees that has a more interesting bark is the Texas Persimmon (Diospyros texana). The combination of the smooth bark found underneath the shaggy peeling flakes - the play of light and shadows - is quite appealing.

Wow, those are some gorgeous pictures. I love trees with peeling bark. I bought two trees that were supposed to be Texas Persimmons but they're an odd variety or cross of some kind. No fuzzy leaves, no peeling bark ... I was robbed!